Moluccas

Etymology
From Maluku, thought to have been derived from the term used by Arab traders for the region,, from the word. However, since the name itself has been mentioned in a 14th-century Majapahit eulogy, Nagarakretagama, that predates the arrival of Islam in Maluku at the late fifteenth century, other sources claim that the name comes from a local language with the meaning "the head of a bull" or "the head of something large".

Synonyms

 * Maluku, Malukus
 * Maluku Islands/Maluku islands
 * Moluccan Islands
 * Spice Islands

Translations

 * Armenian: Մոլուքյան կղզիներ
 * Czech: Moluky
 * Dutch:
 * Farefare: Malukudõma
 * French:
 * German:
 * Irish: Molacaí
 * Italian: Molucche
 * Russian: Молу́ккские острова́
 * Spanish: Molucas, Islas Molucas